1855 Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election

On election day, April 4, 1855, Free Soil nominee William Field won a plurality of the vote by a margin of 783 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee John T. Wait. However, as no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election was forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly, who elected William Field, thereby gaining Free Soil control over the office of lieutenant governor. Field was sworn in as the 46th lieutenant governor of Connecticut on May 2, 1855.^[1]

Connecticut lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1855

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Soil	William Field	27,667	42.80
	Democratic	John T. Wait	26,884	41.60
	Republican	Alexander H. Holley (incumbent)	7,633	11.80
		Scattering	2,081	3.80
Total votes			64,643	100.00
	Free Soil gain from Whig